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   How did Akio Morita die?

   • Nearly six years after suffering a debilitating stroke, Sony Corporation co-founder Akio Morita has died. One of the world's most charismatic business executives, Morita succumbed to pneumonia on Sunday, October 3, in Tokyo. He was 78.

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   Who was Kio Morita?

   • kio Morita, the co-founder of the Sony Corporation who personified Japan's rise from postwar rubble to industrial riches and became the unofficial ambassador of its business community to the world, died on Sunday in Tokyo. He was 78. Sony co-founder Akio Morita in 1989. Morita was a savvy salesman who helped give new meaning to "Made in Japan."

   Akio Morita, Key to Japan's Rise as Co-Founder of Sony, Dies at 78

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   Who is Akio Morita?

   • Akio Morita (盛田 昭夫, Morita Akio, January 26, 1921 – October 3, 1999) was a Japanese entrepreneur and co-founder of Sony along with Masaru Ibuka. Akio Morita was born in Nagoya.

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   How did Morita die?

   • Morita died of pneumonia, according to Sony. He had been hospitalized in Tokyo since August, after returning from Hawaii, where he had spent most of his time since suffering a debilitating stroke in November 1993.

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   What did Akio Morita invent?

   • Akio Morita - the man who brought stereo to Japan - was also the brains behind inventions such as the Walkman personal stereo and Trinitron, a method of projecting colour images onto a television tube. BBC's Andrew Wood: "Akio Morita liked to take risks" Sony also built the first home video cassette recorder Betamax.

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   Why did Morita leave Japan?

   • Until he was taken to the hospital in Tokyo in August, Mr. Morita had not returned to Japan for more than two years because of concerns that flying would further damage his health. He did not attend the 1997 funeral of Mr. Ibuka. But Sony officials still visited him in Hawaii to keep him up to date on the business and show him new products.

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   Oct 3, 1999 · Akio Morita, the son of a sake brewer who built Sony Corp. into one of the most powerful brand names in the world, died today of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital, the company said. He was 78.

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   Oct 3, 1999 · Nearly six years after suffering a debilitating stroke, Sony Corporation co-founder Akio Morita has died. One of the world's most charismatic business executives, Morita succumbed to pneumonia on Sunday, October 3, in Tokyo. He was 78.

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    Oct 3, 1999 · The entrepreneur and engineer who helped build the electronics company Sony into a worldwide empire, Akio Morita, has died in Tokyo from pneumonia at the age of 78. BBC News' Jill McGivering...